9th Grade Honors Geography Mid-Term Study Guide (Part 2)

Any method used show the earth's round surface on a flat map is called a . . .

• time zone

• map projection

• gore

• geocentric view

Each of the following is a type of map projection except . . .

• Mercator's

• Conic

• Hemispheric

• Azimuthal

Use the map and your knowledge of latitude and longitude to locate the place at the following coordinates.

11° N, 107° E

• Bangkok, Thailand

• Ho Ci Minh City, Vietnam

• Maila, Philippines

• Singapore, Singapore

• Yangon, Myanmar

Use the map and your knowledge of latitude and longitude to locate the place at the following coordinates.

Sumba

• 103° N, 92° E

• 10° S, 120° E

• 18° S, 122° E

• 22° N, 105° E

• 3° S, 112° E

What can be used to find the exact geographic location of a ship?

• Geographic grids

• Topography

• Parallels

• Meridians

Nutrient-rich soil deposited by rivers is called . . .

• Runoff

• Fertilizer

• Alluvium

• Depositional Soil

The total area from which a river and its tributaries get their water is the . . .

• Drainage Basin

• Territorial Waters

• Alluvial Draw

• Watershed

Areas of visible standing water dominated by large trees are called . . .

• Swamps

• Bogs

• Marshes

• Alluvial lakes

The plate tectonics theory states that . . .

• all of the continents were once linked into one supercontinent which broke apart over millions of years and formed the continents known today

• all of the continents were once linked into one supercontinent which broke apart relatively quickly during the Flood

• the Earth's crust broke suddenly into sections during the Flood when "all the fountains of the great deep [were] broken up" (Gen. 7:11)

• the earth's surface is broken into pieces that crash into and pull apart from each other, releasing energy that causes earthquakes

What term means the breakdown of rocks by water, plant roots, and temperature changes?

• Wearing

• Erosion

• Mass Wasting

• Weathering